Tory MP Falk won’t go to Pride events, period

Posted: 2:26 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 20, 2016

Provencher MP Ted Falk is providing more details as to why he plans to skip Steinbach's first Pride parade next month.

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Provencher MP Ted Falk is providing more details as to why he plans to skip Steinbach's first Pride parade next month.

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Provencher MP Ted Falk is providing more details as to why he plans to skip Steinbach’s first Pride parade next month.

In an email statement to the Free Press, the Conservative MP said he will not attend the parade or any subsequent events planned by organizers.

“Just as I respect the right of people to participate in this event, I am hopeful the event organizers will be respectful of my choice, and the choice of many others, not to participate,” the statement read.

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“Even without a scheduling conflict, my decision to not attend would be the same. I’ve been clear on this issue many times, and have made my position public on my values of faith, family and community.”

Last week, Falk told the Free Press he couldn’t attend the parade because he was making an appearance at Frog Follies — St-Pierre-Jolys’ annual frog-jumping festival — that day.

While the festival has been a tradition for the community since the 1970s, Frog Follies president Marie-Christine Bruce told the Free Press Sunday the event is nowhere near as important as a fight for human rights, especially following the recent mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., in which 49 people were killed.

“We are running around, having a good time, listening to music,” Bruce said. “We are not fighting for our human rights.”

Falk’s statement also said the organizers of the Pride parade should be careful not to divide the community.

“I would expect that the organizers of any public event would be respectful and not create division in our community over any person’s individual choice whether or not to participate in their particular event.”

– with files from Kristin Annable